Heat and mass exchanger

Patent · Tue Jun 28 00:00:00 EDT 2011

OSTI ID:1018726

Lowenstein, Andrew ^[1]; Sibilia, Marc J ^[1]; Miller, Jeffrey A ^[2]; Tonon, Thomas ^[1]

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1. Princeton, NJ
2. Hopewell, NJ

A mass and heat exchanger includes at least one first substrate with a surface for supporting a continuous flow of a liquid thereon that either absorbs, desorbs, evaporates or condenses one or more gaseous species from or to a surrounding gas; and at least one second substrate operatively associated with the first substrate. The second substrate includes a surface for supporting the continuous flow of the liquid thereon and is adapted to carry a heat exchange fluid therethrough, wherein heat transfer occurs between the liquid and the heat exchange fluid.

• Research Organization: AIL Research, Inc (Princeton, NJ)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-03ER83600
• Assignee: AIL Research, Inc (Princeton, NJ)
• Patent Number(s): 7,966,841
• Application Number: US Patent Application 11/818,711
• OSTI ID: 1018726
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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